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Experimental evidence of the Radar COVID application
Jan. 27, 2021
Identifying
the contacts with whom an infected person has been is key in any
pandemic to stop the spread of the pathogen. This can be done
manually, by asking the sick person, however it is an extremely slow
and complex ...
Defining the 'temperature' of language features
Jan. 22, 2021
It is estimated that 'modern' human
language has been with us for at least 100,000 years. Unfortunately, the
historical evolution of languages is often poorly documented, and evidence does
not go further back in time than the moment when ...
The Andreev-Coulomb effect in quantum dots
Dec. 28, 2020
Quantum
dots are nanoscale systems where electrons are confined in the three spatial
dimensions. This unique feature allows us to control the current that passes
through a quantum dot, which thus shows properties similar to a transistor. A
remarkable transport ...
Dispersion as a destabilizing mechanism of ecosystems
Nov. 30, 2020
Ecosystems are one of the paradigmatic examples in
complex systems science. A large number of species interact with each other in
various ways, either by feeding upon each other, competing for the same
resource, or even collaborating. But within an ...
IFISC and the CSIC Representation in the Balearic Islands present a podcast for the European Researchers' Night 2020
Nov. 23, 2020
IFISC (UIB-CSIC) and the Institutional Representation of CSIC in the Balearic Islands join forces and create "Voces, CSIC Illes Balears", a monthly podcast for the dissemination of science. Through interviews with scientists working at CSIC's centres in the Balearic ...
Robustness to extinction and plasticity derived from bipartite mutualist networks in ecology
July 7, 2020
Ecosystems are a
paradigmatic example of a complex system: a large number of species, both
animal and plant, which interact in a variety of ways. These interactions can
be positive like mutualism, negative like predation or neutral like neutralism,
and ...
New method based on geolocated data from Twitter detects refugee flows worldwide
April 22, 2020
A
team led by researchers of IFISC (CSIC-UIB) has developed a new
method to detect refugee flows worldwide. The work, based on
geolocated data from the social network Twitter and carried out in
collaboration with UNICEF, has allowed researchers to ...
Why it is difficult to control epidemic outbreaks in a world that moves so much
March 31, 2020
In
the last 20 years our way of moving has changed radically, we are
used to stepping on an airport several times a year, either for work
or to go on holiday. According to IATA data, in less than 15 ...
Navegando por la complejidad del siglo XXI: Enredados en la Complejidad
Feb. 19, 2020
Publicizing the world of complex systems and
interdisciplinary science through outreach activities has been one of the main
objectives of IFISC (UIB-CSIC) from its inception to the present
day. With this goal in mind, the series of talks "Navegando por ...
Picosecond detection of electron motion
Dec. 17, 2019
Quantum electronics consists in the
generation and manipulation of quantum states encoded in the electronic degrees
of freedom of a conductor. In the case of small closed systems such as quantum
dots, the orbital degree of freedom can be used ...